Inauguration of Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo reciting his presidential oath under a copy of the Quran.
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| Date | October 20, 2014 |
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DPR/MPR Building Jakarta |
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President-elect, Joko Widodo Vice President-elect, Jusuf Kalla |
The Inauguration of Joko Widodo as seventh President of Indonesia took place on Monday, October 20, 2014 at the DPR/MPR Building, Jakarta. This ceremony marked the commencement of the five-year term Joko Widodo (universally known as Jokowi) as president and Jusuf Kalla as vice president.
Joko Widodo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla won the 2014 election, with 53.15% of the popular vote against his only rival, Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa.
Joko Widodo was elected in the highly competitive 2014 election. Jokowi, who held the post of mayor of Surakarta and the Governor of Jakarta receives widespread national and international media attention due to his unique background and style. He is a son of a carpenter who worked as a furniture exporter before becoming a politician. He is the first Indonesian president not to have come from the military or political elite. His unique leadership style, including blusukan (spending time in poor areas to informally chat with the people) proved very popular among Indonesian.
Five days before his inauguration, Time Magazine featured him in the cover page, titled "A New Hope".
The inauguration ceremony was held on the People's Consultative Assembly parliamentary session, led by parliament speaker Zulkifli Hasan. Before the reading of the oath, he read the proclamation on the election results. President-elect Joko Widodo then read the presidential oath, followed by Jusuf Kalla afterwards.
After his inauguration, Joko Widodo delivered his inaugural address, titled "Dibawah kehendak rakyat dan konstitusi" (Under the will of the people and the constitution). In his speech, he promised that his government would ensure every citizen throughout the archipelago, including its furthest reaches, would be served. He also calls for unity among Indonesians and announcing his determination to establish Indonesia as a maritime country. To foreign guests and delegates, he said that Indonesia would remain consistent to its free and active foreign policy.
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